Saturday Morning cartoon: Up and Atom

Here's a cartoon from argueably the most overlooked cartoon studio in Hollywood:  The Columbia Cartoon Studios.   Columbia operated its own cartoon studio for several years, turning out a mix of mediocre cartoons from 1929-1946.   The studio never was able to produce stars of the Bugs Bunny calibur; their main stars were Krazy Kay, Scrappy, and the Fox and the Crow.   In 1946, Columibia began releasing cartoons from the independent UPA studios, and let their own cartoon studio die.   With UPA, they had a starring character named Mr. Magoo, plus the prestige that the UPA studio brought with it.   However, it's a shame, as the Columbia Studios produced some weird yet wonderful cartoons throughout the years.   Here is one of the best ones:  "Up and Atom"released in 1947.   Robert Clampett, the former Warner Bros. director, wrote this cartoon after leaving Warners, and Sid marcus directed.   Enjoy!


Up n Atom by Andrea_Dodgers

Jonny Quest... in 3-D!

Here's someone who needs a hobby...  or, at least, now needs a new hobby.   This guy loved the old Hanna Barbara Jonny Quest TV show so much he re-made the opening credits in stop-motion animation.   He really did an incredible job, considering the backdrops and models he had to build for some scenes that last maybe 2 seconds on the screen.  You can check out his website and see some of the work involved by clicking here.  


Jonny Quest Opening Titles from Roger D. Evans on Vimeo.

In case you can't remember the original titles or are under 40...  or never watched Boomerang, here are the original titles.


Jonny Quest opening by Himura86

By way of a little history:   Jonny Quest premiered in prime-time on ABC in 1964.   It was successful, but due to the high cost of producing the show only 26 episodes were produced.   The show was re-run on Saturday mornings for several years and gained a following of devoted fans.   New episodes were produced for syndication in 1986.